Seven Archangels: Annihilation

Michael

This is kind of awkward because I feel like everyone knows who I am already, but Remiel asked me to introduce myself, so here I am.

My name means "Who is like God?" and yes, that's a question rather than a statement. It was kind of prophetic because that's exactly what I ended up asking Lucifer when he rebelled against God.

Everyone seems to think that was a really tremendous thing I did, because I'm only an eighth-order angel and I really am not a match for the strongest Seraph created by God. But really, I didn't do anything that anyone else wouldn't have done. It was just that I happened to do it first.

{Remiel here--I can't believe he wrote that! When Lucifer declared his intent not to worship, it was total chaos, but we all just stood there gaping and thinking, "Well, I'm certainly not going to be able to stop him, but I hope someone else does!" Then this Archangel none of us had ever heard of before comes flying out of nowhere and asks Lucifer who he thinks he is, hits him with his sword, gets his sword broken in half, and then keeps fighting him anyhow! It was only once Michael went after him that anyone else rallied at all, and I have no idea how many more angels we would have lost if Michael hadn't taken action. He's the head of our army because he deserves it, not because God ran out of ideas for things Michael could do.}

God gave me enough strength that I was able to beat Lucifer in combat, and then we got the rebelling angels out of Heaven.

Nowadays my dominion is the protection of humanity against the enemy forces. Under ordinary circumstances, Gabriel would be considered the top guy, but when we're in a combat situation, command switches to me. (It's kind of funny: whenever I'm around, Satan will refuse to acknowledge me, then look around as if mystified and ask if anyone is in charge.) To be honest, though, I really don't have the answers most of the time. I just do my best and trust that God will make up what I can't do on my own.

 

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Page text copyright 2007 Jane Lebak. Cover art copyright 2007 E.J.Mickels II